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Recognised as Colour

#CE8DAD

  • #CE8DAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CE8DAD is a red with RGB values 206, 141, 173 and HSL 330°, 40%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CE8DAD#CE8DAD
HEX#CE8DAD
RGBrgb(206, 141, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5529, 0.6784
RGB percentages80.8%, 55.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(330.5, 39.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 31.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 16%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,536,685
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#317252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A4ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D78C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4Light pink · ΔE 19.3Pink · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DCEAE
Analogous#CE8DCE, #CE8E8D
Triadic#ADCE8D, #8DADCE
Split complementary#8DCE8E, #8DCECE
Tetradic#CECE8D, #8DCEAE, #8E8DCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FA
Lighter +20%#EDD4E0
Lighter +10%#DDB1C7
Darker −10%#BF6993
Darker −20%#AB4A7A
Darker −30%#883A60
Darker −40%#642B47
More saturated +25%#E279AD
Less saturated −25%#BAA1AD

Channel breakdown

R206
G141
B173
Red206 (80.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue330.46°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 8D · B AD

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